How safe are Whitman Albums?

Discussion in 'US Coins Forum' started by mrz1988, Oct 19, 2009.

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  1. GDJMSP

    GDJMSP Numismatist Moderator

    Because you don't "push" the coin into the holder. Instead you "push" the holder down around the coin.

    It's simple really. The I.S. material is soft and flexible. The inserts are square shaped with hole in the center for the coin. So you take your coin, by the edges and place it flat on a table. Then holding the insert, you flex it in the middle until it is L shaped. Then holding the corners of the bottom leg of the L, you place it over the coin, being careful not to touch the coin. Because it's bent, the half hole in the center goes right down over the coin. Then you merely release the top of the insert, it flattenes out over top of the coin, and you push down the upper corners of the insert until the coin is encased in the insert. Then you just pick up the insert and place it in its holder. Done. And the coin is never touched except on the edges.
     
    GDJMSP, Oct 22, 2009
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  3. CamaroDMD

    CamaroDMD [Insert Clever Title]

    I knew that was the case the their holders...the 2x2 plastic holders with the black insert, but the albums I have seen aren't designed that way. I just checked their website and it looks like their albums don't have black flexible inserts: http://www.interceptshield.com/albums.html
     
    CamaroDMD, Oct 22, 2009
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  4. GDJMSP

    GDJMSP Numismatist Moderator

    Good point, I stand corrected. It is their coin holders I am thinking of.

    Guess that brings me back to my original comment - get rid of the albums.
     
    GDJMSP, Oct 22, 2009
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  5. CamaroDMD

    CamaroDMD [Insert Clever Title]

    I don't care for having my coins individually packaged in airtight or any other holder where I have to pick them up one at a time to look at them. I like the organization of a album...but not the damage that comes with them. I have been searching long and hard to find a method to combine the 2 but I have yet to succeed in a way I like. I have a bunch of 2x2 flips in a binder in polyester pages (which from what I have read is the safest material)...but I feel that looks bad. So, I have yet to find something that I like.
     
    CamaroDMD, Oct 22, 2009
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  6. GDJMSP

    GDJMSP Numismatist Moderator

    So invent your own and become rich and famous ;)
     
    GDJMSP, Oct 23, 2009
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  7. Daggarjon

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    exactly! i for 1 would buy the album you describe lol

    i dont know everything, but like Doug, i dont know of any album that is a good source for storing coins. I did buy an album for my daughter to store the cents she pulls from circulation. This was done to get her more interested NOT for long term storage or for coins we need to protect!
     
    Daggarjon, Oct 23, 2009
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  8. CamaroDMD

    CamaroDMD [Insert Clever Title]

    ...this may end up being my only option (except for the rich and famous part). :(

    Actually, I have seen people before take airtights for smaller coins and put them into albums...and that seemed like a pretty good setup, but I have never tried it myself.
     
    CamaroDMD, Oct 23, 2009
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  9. Phil Ham

    Phil Ham Hamster

    I like to save coins that I find at auctions or in circulation. For coins in VF or below condition, a Whitman book is fine. I will have to agree with everyone else though, a Whitman album is not the greatest for an MS or PF coin. Having said that, I have some in Whitman books. I have issues.
     
    Phil Ham, Oct 23, 2009
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  10. Leadfoot

    Leadfoot there is no spoon

    I've gotta disagree with you here, my friend...

    You can use a cotton glove and not touch the coin.

    That said, I think that for relatively cheap coins there's nothing at all wrong with keeping them in albums -- but you have to be comfortable with their shortcomings including toning and possible damage from the slips or when being inserted. It is also hard to argue the aesthetic quality of a nice album.

    That said, I do agree that for proof coins the shortcomings of albums certainly becomes more prominent.

    Respectfully...Mike
     
    Leadfoot, Oct 23, 2009
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  11. GDJMSP

    GDJMSP Numismatist Moderator


    Yup, including hairlines from that cotton glove.

    But I will agree with you, for cheap, well circulated coins, you aren't going to hurt them anymore than they already are by putting them in albums.

    It's just everything else besides those that worries me.
     
    GDJMSP, Oct 23, 2009
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  12. Leadfoot

    Leadfoot there is no spoon

    Was just editing my post to discuss proof coins. You're too quick, and I agree -- but it really depends on the album. :)

    Have a nice weekend...Mike
     
    Leadfoot, Oct 23, 2009
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  13. Leadfoot

    Leadfoot there is no spoon

    p.s. for proof coins I much prefer Kontains or Airtites.
     
    Leadfoot, Oct 23, 2009
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  14. desertgem

    desertgem Senior Errer Collecktor Supporter

    When you treat your coins better than your feet, you are headed for misery. :) :D

    Jim
     
    desertgem, Oct 24, 2009
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  15. yakpoo

    yakpoo Member

    I'm reading a book I just bought called "Coin Chemistry" by Weimer White.
    He really likes Kointain holders. He does a variety of toning experiments with hydrogen sulphide gas.

    He gets the best protective results with "Kointain" holders sealed in "Corrosion Intercept" bags. He says the 50-50 bag is sufficient protection while still allowing you to view the coins.
     
    yakpoo, Oct 24, 2009
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  16. CamaroDMD

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    A while back...I saw someone here had put small airtights into an album (Dansco maybe) and that seemed like the best of both worlds. The coin was protected from the album but it still had the nice appearance of an album. Does anyone know who tried this as I can't find it?
     
    CamaroDMD, Oct 24, 2009
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